. Nippur; or, Explorations and adventures on the Euphrates : the narrative of the University of Pennsylvania expedition to Babylonia in the years 1888-1890 . unds, showing excavati Jns of lirst year. Ihc Temple Hill is to the right. Roman numbers i ulicate hills wlumade. Arabic numeral • show the heights of the mounds in metres above apparent plain level. vat ions \\cre THE I-IK ST CAMTAIGX. 243 throat. Me was cool headed, and treated it as a work was over, I rode out to inspect the more dis-tant diggings. As I was approaching the Httle hill wherethey were, some shepherds behind beg
. Nippur; or, Explorations and adventures on the Euphrates : the narrative of the University of Pennsylvania expedition to Babylonia in the years 1888-1890 . unds, showing excavati Jns of lirst year. Ihc Temple Hill is to the right. Roman numbers i ulicate hills wlumade. Arabic numeral • show the heights of the mounds in metres above apparent plain level. vat ions \\cre THE I-IK ST CAMTAIGX. 243 throat. Me was cool headed, and treated it as a work was over, I rode out to inspect the more dis-tant diggings. As I was approaching the Httle hill wherethey were, some shepherds behind began to shout at me,and two men on the hill commenced to gesture me away.[Presumably they were searching for the treasure forwhich they supposed us to be digging, and did not wishto be interfered with.] I paid no heed, and rode closer,whereupon one of them levelled his gun at me. I wasentirely unarmed, and almost involuntarily checked myhorse, but then instantly started on again, concludingthat it would never do to show fear under any circum-stances, and surmising also that the man was more likelyto shoot if I turned back than if I kept on. When I was. ARA15 WOMEN. pretty close I saluted him [salaam aleikum], whereuponhe lowered his gun and returned the salute [we aleikumsalaam]. I think it probable that in both cases the menwere only trying to frighten us, though if we had showedany fear they might have done something. . Onepart of my duties will amuse you, my duties as people come to me from all around, and I have hadcases of bowel troubles, liver troubles, palsy, sore eyes,deafness, etc., brought to me. I feel their pulses, lookat their tongues, inquire about their symptoms, prescribe 244 NIPPUR. for them rationally if I can, and, if I cannot, concoct avile mess that cannot hurt them, and order a diet. Butthis medicine business is becoming embarrassing. Yes-terday a chief brought me his wife and sister to prescribefor. I pretended to feel their pulses as usual,
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